Janki Mandir, a temple in Janakpur, Nepal, is dedicated to Sita. Her father, King Janak, ruled the region, and it was in Janakpur that Sita chose to wed Ram. Credit: Abhishek Dutta, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Janki Mandir, a temple in Janakpur, Nepal, is dedicated to Sita. Her father, King Janak, ruled the region, and it was in Janakpur that Sita chose to wed Ram. Credit: Abhishek Dutta, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Janki Mandir, a temple in Janakpur, Nepal, is dedicated to Sita. Her father, King Janak, ruled the region, and it was in Janakpur that Sita chose to wed Ram. Credit: Abhishek Dutta, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

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